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With the House in recess until November 9, the Senate has a limited window to complete legislative business before the November elections. This week, the Senate continued work on the Protect College Sports Act (S. 4668), which addresses federal standards for college athletics and NIL agreements. Additionally, the Senate voted on one of the President’s…

SBA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Small Business Size Standards Following ASA Request – ASA Advocacy Helps Secure Additional Time for Construction Industry to Review Sweeping Proposed Changes The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has extended the public comment period for its proposed changes to federal small-business size standards, giving construction contractors, subcontractors, trade associations,…

The Trump administration’s consideration of restrictions on U.S. diesel exports could have significant implications for construction subcontractors and specialty trade contractors, particularly at a time when diesel prices are already elevated. President Trump has expressed support for restricting or banning U.S. diesel exports as a way to increase domestic fuel supplies and potentially reduce prices.…

The House recessed last Wednesday, a day earlier than planned, and will not return to session until November 9, following the midterm elections. The early departure came amid a politically complicated situation involving a procedurally mandated vote on articles of impeachment filed by Rep. Massie (R-KY) against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

With the House already recessed and the Senate potentially facing a shortened legislative window, the amount of major legislation Congress can complete before the November elections is increasingly limited. The Senate’s immediate agenda includes college sports and NIL legislation, potential action on energy permitting reform, and possibly the Ratepayer Protection Act addressing data center electricity…

Congress returned to Washington, D.C. following the Labor Day recess, but the House is expected to have only a short window for legislative action. House leaders currently plan to keep members in Washington through Thursday before sending them home until after the November midterm elections. The Senate is scheduled to remain in session through Friday,…

For America’s small construction contractors, one of the biggest challenges in federal contracting is not winning the work—it is getting paid when the government changes the work after the contract has been awarded. That is why ASA supports H.R. 4615, the Small Business Payment for Performance Act. The legislation addresses a basic problem faced by…

ASA urged the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to extend the comment period on proposed changes to the federal government’s small-business size standards, citing significant concerns about the potential impact on construction subcontractors and specialty trade contractors. ASA submitted a letter to SBA requesting that the September 21, 2026, comment deadline be extended by at…

Congress has bought itself additional time to complete the FY 2027 appropriations process, but significant work remains before lawmakers can finalize full-year government funding. On September 1, the House approved the Senate amendments to H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027, by a vote of 370–48. President Trump signed the legislation into law on September…

Congress is poised to take up a major package of cryptocurrency legislation this week, with the Senate preparing for a procedural vote on the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) and the House Ways and Means Committee preparing to advance separate legislation addressing the federal tax treatment of digital assets. The Senate effort has…